A note on Turkish soft power: I posted a couple years ago about the Turkish telenovela Noor, which turned out to be a huge hit once it was translated into Arabic and marketed in the Arab world. Arab women were stunned and fascinated by the male hero, who openly loved and supported his wife, allegedly […]

So here I am at the lodge in Taos Ski Valley and it’s nine-fifteen at night and I’ve just been told that there is a bear in the building. Stay tuned.

A few choice quotes from Toolbox workshop critiques. All this goes on the virtual tee shirt. “Nothing says ‘fuck you’ like a corpse hand in the face.” “The house is on fire but I dropped my drink.” “You can’t be Orwell and Kafka simulaneously.” “Lovecraft was scared of everything. But these guys are really okay.” […]

The Onion does it again. Massive Flow Of Bullshit Continues To Gush From BP Headquarters LONDON—As the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico entered its eighth week Wednesday, fears continued to grow that the massive flow of bullshit still gushing from the headquarters of oil giant BP could prove catastrophic if nothing is done to […]